Equipment
Hub caps and trim rings, dual wing mirrors, Lucas driving lights, dual SU carbs, pre-selector transmission, black vinyl boot cover, banjo steering wheel.
Condition
One of 65 built. JDHT certificate. Clean undercoated chassis. Very good paint and chrome. Small dent in the right mirror. Lightly worn original gauges and steering wheel but the rest of the interior is new. Restored only a few years ago. A neat if not exactly beautiful car.
Market commentary
Daimlers often have odd features and proportions, and this Conquest Roadster is no exception with its stubby tail fins and the sheer length of the bodywork behind the seats that measures longer than the hood. It's rare and distinctive, but nobody fell in love with it and it fell well short of the ambitious $60,000 low estimate. An astute buy for the new owner, who will never see himself coming the other way in this thing.